Hi,
>>"Rev" == Rev Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Rev> It does that, but sometimes that is not always a good thing.
Rev> Take for example the libreadline library. It is GPL, not LGPL.
Rev> In order to link this library which is somewhat standard (IMO at
Rev> least) your software must be GPL. An example of this is ncftp
Rev> which was using it--that's a nono, even though it is a simple
Rev> shared library. In this instance, the GPL actually hurt ncftp.
On the contrary. This is an excellent point you made. ncftp
is now under GPL!! Yay! libreadline not being under LGPL worked!
Hurrah!
So, it is indeed a good thing. Maybe more software would
become DFSG free if we were a little more pushy about it, like RMS
has been being.
I think it is about time we hardened our stance in favour of
the GPL.
manoj
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